Have you ever thought about that? For example:
- “Gone South” – Metaphor meaning things went wrong.
- The South Side – Always the roughest part of a city; Where Bad, Bad Leroy Brown met his demise; the “Baddest part of town“…Jim Croce
- The Deep South – Where science and reason are left at the border.
- The South Pole – Desolation. Even Santa and Superman picked the North Pole or Arctic for their primary residence.
You can make the word south much better by simply adding the letters ern at the end.
- Southern Hospitality – While perhaps a thing of the past they used to be nice down there.
- Southern Comfort – The standard by which all fruit flavored whiskey liqueurs are judged!
- Southern Fried Chicken – Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that!
- Southern Charm – Sweeter than clover honey dripping off Aunt Jody’s homemade biscuits!
Editor’s Note: While Fred has historically not been very complimentary regarding the Southern States, he wants his scores of friends condemned to live in that unpleasant geography to know that he only says these for their humorous value and for the fact they are true. He offers the same advice to you he would to residents of homes occupied by Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees or Leatherface: “GET OUT!”